Apple Patent Breakdown: Which Samsung Tech, Gadgets Infringe?

We break down which Apple patents Samsung was found guilty of infringing, and with which devices.

If you glanced at the tech headlines over the past 24 hours, you probably noticed a lot of stories about Apple's huge patent victory over Samsung. The South Korean tech giant was found guilty of infringing on Apple patents with a number of its devices, and was ordered to pay $1.05 billion in damages.

The fight's not over; Samsung will appeal and Apple will likely ask that infringing products be pulled off store shelves in the interim. But what's really at issue here? What technologies do these patents actually cover, and which Android-based Samsung phones are affected?

In its Friday verdict, the jury found that Samsung infringed on four Apple utility patents, four design patents, and upheld Apple's trade dress. Samsung was not so lucky; the jury found that Apple had not infringed on any of the five Samsung patents in question. In an interview with CNET, one of the jurors said Samsung lost the case thanks, in part, to internal emails that discussed Apple's products, as well as inconsistent evidence.

The infringement affects 21 Samsung devices, from the Droid Charge and the Epic 4G to the Galaxy S II and the Infuse 4G. In the breakdown of how much the jury thought Samsung should pay per device, the top three infringing devices were the Epic 4G ($130 million), the Fascinate ($143.5 million), and the Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch ($100 million). The only devices for which the jury did not award damages were the Galaxy Ace and the international Galaxy S II.

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Single Scroll, Pinch to Zoom ('915)

The '915 patent covers the use of a single finger to scroll through a page, as well as using two fingers to zoom in and out. The jury found that all devices except the Galaxy Ace, the Intercept, and the Replenish infringed on the '915 patent. When asked if Apple proved that Samsung took action that it knew would result in infringement related to the '915 patent, the jury said yes for all devices except the Replenish.